Hi Farback! Well, that work focus (right now) is just that, a focus. Takes a while to establish a presence in an area that you've not worked before as a recruiter. I dominate one industry space in high-rise commercial construction but the microbiome therapeutics interests me way more. My "bread and butter" is working with companies that put facades on high-rises. I'm currently working with the guys that did the Apple facade and the new World Trade Center.

I've switched desk specialties a few times before so I know it can be done, I just have to be patient and consistent, a lot like getting healthier!

Good for you on your changes! I'll likely be working another 15 years! I switched careers midlife. Being in the best shape of your life after a heart attack is an amazing accomplishment. That's awesome.

FatCrankyGoat wrote: »

51 y/o mountain hiker and outdoor adventurer; gained weight over past ten years and now my knees are feeling it - time to lose the weight and focus on fitness. Feel free to add me, looking for serious motivation... I’m into intermittent fasting; Sworkit; mountain hiking and ConceptII rowing; Starting on a whole foods focused diet.

Welcome to the group. Not sure how much motivation I would be, but you seem to be quite the active sort.

Hey there! I have been missing the camaraderie of the groups (I left one I really liked because folks just couldnt help being political when it was part of the policy NOT to post anything political) and happened to browse to this one, only to find I apparently already joined months ago! I know i have a poor memory, but geeez. Either i forgot I joined or it adds you automatically when you check it out! lol

I scrolled thru all 8 pages of this welcome thread to see if I also posted and forgot but apparently I didn't.

Im at a maintenance place now, debating whether or not Ill continue to lose, and if so, how to keep up the muscle.

Real quickly, (edit: or not ha! lost cause) I was at about 220 (who used scales when you knew you were way over what you wanted to be?!) before MFP (2016) and something sort of clicked in me when I had had enough. I got on mfp at 198 and been here ever since, Im at about 138 pounds these days. (5'3", 54 yrs)
So Im just within normal bmi, but still have some flab and belly from my pregnancies (my oldest is 29!! that belly just never left!) so I could stand to drop that, but not sure if I ever will, since I got down to a reasonably healthy size, even if its not a perfect bikini body. Got to have motivation for that, and my main motivation was getting down to wear reasonable sized cute clothes and not ugly tent-clothes!
(Dont judge, its not the best motivation, but it worked!)

Learned a lot about losing weight and what's actually required vs what people THINK is required from being here, and learned the stuff I once followed (not this go-round, about 10 years ago) basically being some sort of food nazi, is all a bunch of baloney or as MFP taught me to call it "woo" lol. Now I eat what I like, responsibly of course, and lose weight. Im not a macro person and I do tend to eat a lot of goodies (what got me there in the first place) but most of the time I "adult" fairly well and dont try to live on potato chips

I can talk a LOT (it shows huh) when I have the time but I often just dont have it, or if I do, everything else I meant to do suffers, even though I stay at home. So its all about balance you know? Not enough hours in the day for everything one wants to do and I like to spend time with social media and playing computer games but have a hubby to cook and clean for and dog who wants to be walked like five times a day and a (large) yard that needs mowing like every 3-4 days when its rainy, and its rainy quite often here in Florida!

So Ive got to run and cook that supper now, but will try to remember(!) to get back and add to some conversations and get to know the regulars and then get under your skin just a bit cause that's how I roll!

Will be happy to expound on whatever Ive brought up if some inquiring minds want to know, but I know people hate tl;dr's (too late!)

Oh look, my post showed up! LOL Tomorrow I'll read all the others and try to 'catch up' on things! Goodnight!

@JustMeandZ, go ahead and talk!! The more the merrier!! [/quote]

I lost another pound, ...so I'm still at it? lol

Wecome Kari. No need to thank us Canucks for the smoke.

Farback wrote: »

Wecome Kari. No need to thank us Canucks for the smoke.

I had friends visiting BC around then and was surprised they went with the fires but they said it wasn't a problem where they were. However it made me wonder where the smoke from our fires was going. Maybe to Oregon. My boss comes back to work Tuesday. She was on Vancouver Island. I want to hear how it was there. I heard they had a fire as well.

Eating on vaca is challenging!

Trying to find some friends not sure how it works.

Welcome new folks, and good luck on reaching your targets.

Nana_Booboo wrote: »

Just browsed and found you all. I'm Barbi, I'm 51 years young but feeling much older. Married for 30 years in December, blessed with a beautiful 28 year old daughter. I have rottie lab mix pup that just turned 12 years old, 3 kits - Jazi, Chip and Jake. I work in the Pharm arena (pharmacy) and LOVE the water, any water, pool, ocean, lake, rain. It calls me.

I have been on MFP off and on for several years. In the beginning I was very dedicated, lost over 80 lbs then somewhere along the line I lost my footing. I relapsed, I stopped trying. I fell into depression and I gained weight. A lot of weight. Here I am, ready to commit to losing it again.

Welcome! And prepare yourself, as the process goes on, to very gradually start feeling younger again. It can happen!

Best wishes! :flowerforyou:

Nana_Booboo wrote: »

Just browsed and found you all. I'm Barbi, I'm 51 years young but feeling much older. Married for 30 years in December, blessed with a beautiful 28 year old daughter. I have rottie lab mix pup that just turned 12 years old, 3 kits - Jazi, Chip and Jake. I work in the Pharm arena (pharmacy) and LOVE the water, any water, pool, ocean, lake, rain. It calls me.

I have been on MFP off and on for several years. In the beginning I was very dedicated, lost over 80 lbs then somewhere along the line I lost my footing. I relapsed, I stopped trying. I fell into depression and I gained weight. A lot of weight. Here I am, ready to commit to losing it again.

I am committed to losing what I gained too. I love water too and aquafit is my main exercise. Live in Seattle so I get the rain too.